The Flyers’ first playoff series since 2020 will begin Saturday night when the team visits the Penguins for Game 1 at PPG Paints Arena.
The best-of-seven first-round matchup will continue Monday in Pittsburgh with Game 2.
The series then shifts to Xfinity Mobile Arena for Game 3 on Wednesday and Game 4 next Saturday. It’ll be the Flyers’ first playoff action in Philadelphia since 2018; the 2020 postseason was forced into the bubble because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’m just excited for our fans,” Nick Seeler said Tuesday. “They’ve been craving playoff hockey. The best fans in hockey, they deserve to see us in the playoffs.”
The times for Games 5 through 7, if necessary, are to be determined.
Rick Tocchet’s club heads into the postseason with 18 wins over its final 25 games. The Flyers finished with 98 points at 43-27-12. The Penguins (41-25-16) also had 98 points, but they earned home ice via the tiebreaker of more regulation wins.
The Flyers split their four-game regular-season series with Pittsburgh (2-2-0).
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Here’s the full series schedule. We’ll update everyone with the NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast schedule when it’s released.
Game 1 — Saturday, April 18, Flyers at Penguins, 8 p.m. ET/NBCSP
Game 2 — Monday, April 20, Flyers at Penguins, 7 p.m. ET
Game 3 — Wednesday, April 22, Flyers vs. Penguins, 7 p.m. ET
Game 4 — Saturday, April 25, Flyers vs. Penguins, 8 p.m. ET
*Game 5 — Monday, April 27, Flyers at Penguins, TBD
*Game 6 — Wednesday, April 29, Flyers vs. Penguins, TBD
*Game 7 — Saturday, May 2, Flyers at Penguins, TBD
*if necessary